The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
la la la la la la
oh itty bitty titty girl where are you
oh itty bitty titty's our love was true
oh my itty bitty titty so young and so unused
now itty bitty titty plays a mean hopscotch
as she does her little ditty i can stare at her crotch
oh my itty bitty titty little queen of double dutch
now itty bitty titty girl where are you
oh itty bitty titty with those eyes so blue
oh i love how itty bitty titty's little blouse is so see through
::laughter::
shut up
::laughter::
so itty bitty titty now you're off to camp
well i bet those itty bitty undies still are damp
i'll be waiting for september in the playground outside your class
now itty bitty titty quit when i wasn't through
i found a place to keep her hid where nobody knew
and now my itty bitty titty lines up all of my afternoons
oh itty bitty titty as i came she blew
she doesn't hold a candle to our black (zoo zoo?)
as she clutches itty bitty titty
now we're three from two
oh itty bitty titty girl where are you
oh itty bitty titty's our love was true
oh my itty bitty titty so young and so unused
now itty bitty titty plays a mean hopscotch
as she does her little ditty i can stare at her crotch
oh my itty bitty titty little queen of double dutch
now itty bitty titty girl where are you
oh itty bitty titty with those eyes so blue
oh i love how itty bitty titty's little blouse is so see through
::laughter::
shut up
::laughter::
so itty bitty titty now you're off to camp
well i bet those itty bitty undies still are damp
i'll be waiting for september in the playground outside your class
now itty bitty titty quit when i wasn't through
i found a place to keep her hid where nobody knew
and now my itty bitty titty lines up all of my afternoons
oh itty bitty titty as i came she blew
she doesn't hold a candle to our black (zoo zoo?)
as she clutches itty bitty titty
now we're three from two
Lyrics submitted by jasondziniel
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lol, this song makes me laugh every time I hear it, Elijah's a pedophile, but with Cher & an Allman brother as his parents, who can blame the little bitch for being so screwed up?
i think this song is about pedophilia in general and how sick it is.
i think it's itsy bitsy titsy? and the second line is "oh itsy bitsy titsy said our love was true"
do you know Elijah? cause i have met him a few times and from what i have seen he is surely not a pedophile and has a very good taste when it comes to women? i mean he dated Heather Grahm she was older then him..
I thought it was itsy bitsy titsy too. Either way, great song, they should have put it on Commencement.
it is itsy bitsy titsy, and deadsy17, I notice you didn't make any comment on me calling him a little bitch...
great, pedophilia.
i can't believe that this is, as it seems to be, an endorsement of raping young girls (though who knows). in which case, i don't get it.
This song really reminds me of Lolita by Nabokov. I bet that book was the inspiration for the song.
Dude Elijah is a fuckin pedophile I know him, he's sick like me
Its not Itsy Bitsy Titsy....I used to think so too, but its just how Elijah says it...if you turn it up really loud and listen close its "Itty Bitty Titty"...i mean...if you try to say it musically it does sound like itsy bitsy titsy...